Turn Off Your Mind, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 18 relations: Alan Watts, Beatnik, Black magic, Brion Gysin, Counterculture of the 1960s, Fascism, Gary Lachman, Hippie, Jeopardy!, John Michell (writer), Ley line, Los Angeles Times, Mysticism, Occult, Paul Krassner, Sidgwick & Jackson, The Independent, Zen.

2. Sidgwick & Jackson books

Alan Watts

Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience.

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Beatnik

Beatniks were members of a social movement in the mid-20th century, who subscribed to an anti-materialistic lifestyle.

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Black magic

Black magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes.

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Brion Gysin

Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices.

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Counterculture of the 1960s

The counterculture of the 1960s was an anti-establishment cultural phenomenon and political movement that developed in the Western world during the mid-20th century.

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Fascism

Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

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Gary Lachman

Gary Joseph Lachman (born December 24, 1955), also known as Gary Valentine, is an American writer and musician.

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Hippie

A hippie, also spelled hippy, especially in British English, is someone associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during or around 1964 and spread to different countries around the world.

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Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin.

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John Michell (writer)

John Frederick Carden Michell (9 February 1933 – 24 April 2009) was an English author and esotericist who was a prominent figure in the development of the pseudoscientific Earth mysteries movement.

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Ley line

Ley lines are straight alignments drawn between various historic structures, prehistoric sites and prominent landmarks.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Mysticism

Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute, but may refer to any kind of ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or spiritual meaning.

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Occult

The occult (from occultus) is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving a 'hidden' or 'secret' agency, such as magic and mysticism.

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Paul Krassner

Paul Krassner (April 9, 1932 – July 21, 2019) was an American writer and satirist.

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Sidgwick & Jackson

Sidgwick & Jackson is an imprint of book publishing company Pan Macmillan.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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Zen

Zen (Japanese; from Chinese "Chán"; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (禪宗, chánzōng, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (佛心宗, fóxīnzōng), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.

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See also

Sidgwick & Jackson books

• A Robert Heinlein Omnibus
• A Vision of Battlements
• A Way of Life: Over Thirty Years of Blood, Sweat and Tears
• Confessions of a Sociopath
• Dragon Strike (novel)
• Islands in the Sky
• James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007
• Loved Ones (book)
• Madonna: An Intimate Biography
• My Story (Kray book)
• New Writings in SF 21
• New Writings in SF 22
• New Writings in SF 23
• New Writings in SF 24
• New Writings in SF 25
• New Writings in SF 26
• New Writings in SF 27
• New Writings in SF 28
• New Writings in SF 29
• New Writings in SF 30
• Our Story (book)
• Seeds of Change (non-fiction book)
• Take It Like a Man (autobiography)
• The Best of Arthur C. Clarke
• The Best of Frank Herbert
• The Celestial Omnibus
• The Duchess of Windsor (Mosley biography)
• The Eternal Moment
• The Eve of Saint Venus
• The Greatness That Was Babylon
• The Hampdenshire Wonder
• The Man in the Maze (novel)
• The Manna Machine
• The Sands of Mars
• The Silver Pigs
• The Stars My Destination
• The Third World War (Hackett novels)
• The Wonder That Was India
• Turn Off Your Mind

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Off_Your_Mind

Also known as The Dedalus Book of the 1960s: Turn Off Your Mind, Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties & the Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius, Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties and the Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius.